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12. Permits to occupy land for short periods:-These were of a very miscellaneous character and too numerous to admit of individual mention. (a) In Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon, 511 new permits were issued and 301 cancelled for various reasons. The total number of permits in force during the year was 5,973 and the fees collected amounted to $319,528.00.
(b) In the New Territories, excluding New Kowloon, the permit fees collected amounted to $2,650.56 in the Northern District and $491.80 in the Southern District.
13. Prospecting and Mining Licences and Mining Leases: No Prospecting Licences, Mining Licences or Mining Leases were granted during the year.
14. Cemeteries: An area of seven acres (about) at D.D. 399, Ting Kau, sold to Lady Clara Ho Tung as a cemetery for Buddhists.
DRAWING OFFICE.
15. A staff of one Chief Draughtsman and fourteen Chinese Draughtsmen was employed during the year. This staff was increased in November by four temporary tracers. 11,209 plans as detailed below were prepared in connection with 105 land sales, 642 leases and miscellaneous permits, exchanges, etc.
Original drawings. Tracings. Prints. Land Sales 210 200 210 Leases 630 1,484 1,484 Miscellaneous. 1,284 9,515 7,280Eighty-eight plans were prepared and sold to the public the sum realized being $801.00. A large number was supplied to various Government Departments.
16. Trigonometrical Surveys. Beacons at the following stations inspected :-Beacon Hill, Boa Vista, Bowen Road, Cape D'Aguilar, Cha Kwo Ling, Collinson Base N., Deep Water Bay, Diamond Hill, Hill 800, Jardine's Look-Out, Kai Lung Wan, Kowloon Peak, Lai Chi Kok, Lai Koo, Ma On Shan, Mission Hill, Mount Butler, Mount Collinson, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough, Mount Nicholson, Mount Parker, Overbays, Partridge Hill, Pokfulam Reservoir, Pottinger Peak, Quarry Bay, Red Hill, Shek O Gap, Shek O Peak, Stanley, Stanley Mound, Summit Hill, Tai Koo, Tate's Cairn, Victoria Peak, Violet Hill, Water Tank, Whitty Street and Wong Ma Kok.
Secondary Trigonometrical Stations were established and valued at George Island and Middle Island.
Trigonometrical Survey Beacons at Brick Hill and Mount Senhouse were re-built.
17. Revenue Surveys and General. The more important general survey work carried out during the year included the following :-
Hong Kong Island.
(a) A survey of twelve miles of coast line on the Island was carried out, plotted to a scale of 1/600 and finally reduced to a scale of 1/2,400. This survey comprised the coast line from Stanley Bay to South Bay, from Deep Water Bay to Aberdeen Bay, and the following islands :-Aplichau, Middle Island and Round Island.
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12. Permits to occupy land for short periods:-These were of a very miscell- aneous character and too numerous to admit of individual mention. (a) In Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon, 511 new permits were issued and 301 cancelled for various reasons. The total number of permits in force during the year was 5,973 and the fees collected amounted to $319,528.00.
(b) In the New Territories, excluding New Kowloon, the permit fees collected amounted to $2,650.56 in the Northern District and $491.80 in the Southern District.
13. Prospecting and Mining Licences and Mining Leases: No Prospecting Licences, Mining Licences or Mining Leases were granted during the year.
14. Cemeteries: An area of seven acres (about) at D.D. 399, Ting Kau, sold to Lady Clara Ho Tung as a cemetery for Buddhists.
DRAWING OFFICE.
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15. A staff of one Chief Draughtsman and fourteen Chinese Draughtsmen was employed during the year. This staff was increased in November by four temporary tracers. 11,209 plans as detailed below were prepared in connection with 105 land sales, 642 leases and miscellaneous permits, exchanges, etc.
Land Sales
Leases
Miscellaneous.
Original drawings.
Tracings.
Prints,
210
630
1,284
1,605
200
7,280
210
1,484
9,515
Eighty-eight plans were prepared and sold to the public the sum realized being $801.00. A large number was supplied to various Government Departments.
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16. Trigonometrical Surveys. Beacons at the following stations inspected :-Beacon Hill, Boa Vista, Bowen Road, Cape D'Aguilar, Cha Kwo Ling, Collinson Base N., Deep Water Bay, Diamond Hill, Hill 800, Jardine's Look-Out, Kai Lung Wan, Kowloon Peak, Lai Chi Kok, Lai Koo, Ma On Shan, Mission Hill, Mount Butler, Mount Collinson, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough, Mount Nicholson, Mount Parker, Overbays, Partridge Hill, Pokfulam Reservoir, Pottinger Peak, Quarry Bay, Red Hill, Shek O Gap, Shek O Peak, Stanley, Stanley Mound, Summit Hill, Tai Koo, Tate's Cairn, Victoria Peak, Violet Hill, Water Tank, Whitty Street and Wong Ma Kok.
Secondary Trigonometrical Stations were established and valued at George Island and Middle Island.
Trigonometrical Survey Beacons at Brick Hill and Mount Senhouse were
re-built.
17. Revenue Surveys and General. The more important general survey work carried out during the year included the following :-
Hong Kong Island.
(a) A survey of twelve miles of coast line on the Island was carried out, plotted to a scale of 1/600 and finally reduced to a scale of 1/2,400. This survey comprised the coast line from Stanley Bay to South Bay, from Deep Water Bay to Aberdeen Bay, and the following islands :-Aplichau, Middle Island and Round Island.
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